"Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future."

-- Maria Montessori

#Children Quotes #Parenting Quotes #Innocence Quotes

“If man--if each one of us--abdicates his responsibilities with regard to values; if each one of us limits himself to leading a trivial existence in a technological civilization, with greater adaptation and increasing success as his sole objectives; if we do not even consider the possibility of making a stand against these determinants, then everything will happen as I have described it, and the determinates will be transformed into inevitabilities.”
“If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.”
“Art gives life to what history killed. Art gives voice to what history denied, silenced, or persecuted. Art brings truth to the lies of history.”

Source : Carlos Fuentes (1976). “Don Quixote: Or, The Critique of Reading”
“The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.”

Source : Elizabeth Goudge (1958). “The White Witch”
“Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading.”
“Bears don't live on Park Avenue.”
“No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.”
“I was told many times that my writing was either too Korean - or not Korean enough.”

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